IFFTI 2017: Meet more guests!

AMFI is the 2017 host of IFFTI, the annual conference of leading fashion schools worldwide. The theme of this year is ‘Breaking the rules’ and AMFI students are reporting on events. During 1st and 2nd year Branding students mingled to meet some of the visitors.

Mihela Hladin, Patagonia and speaker on day 3: “I think it’s very encouraging that fashion institutes are taking the lead on hard topics such as consumption and fast fashion models. They are proofing that it could also be different.”

Holger Schallehn, Reutlingen University: “What inspires me about IFFTI is looking for the meaning in fashion, understanding what it means to the person and how it allows someone to express.”

Prasad Menon, Better Future: “The morning session with Jimmy Nelson was absolutely entertaining. We came to know a side of Jimmy that you would never know when seeing his photographs.”

Marianne Wammes, AMFI: “There’s a lot of time to meet people and that is very important for this conference. Everyone has the opportunity to network and discuss important topics.”

Yuan Guoxiang, Fashion and Design College Donghua: “It is important for people to think about how we can improve production and selling. These are key processes to consider.”

Delphine Wharmby, Institut Francais de la Mode: “It is really inspiring. There’s lots of diversity in the topics and the speakers. Plus there’s a lot of networking going around, which is always good.”

Paul Bennett, Queensland University of Technology: “Interesting to find that a lot of people are doing a lot of things on information that is not widely accessible. That was very exciting and unexpected.”

Anne-Laure Frizon, Lectra: “The over-consumption of textiles is definitely something that should be changed. We need to think out of the box.”

Aliza Hellinqs, student AMFI: “Interesting to see what people outside of AMFI think of our work. Getting the feedback from them and comparing opinions can really help you grow.”

Antony Kent, Nottingham University: “We’re here to get a range of ideas.”